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Festival of Stories

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In 2025, Talking Together in Cambridgeshire (TTiC) will host its fourth Festival of Stories, which will focus on the value of everyday tales.

The Festival Stories aims to shine a light on how stories can be used in fun and interactive ways to bring a sparkle of magic to the everyday and boost young children’s communication, language, and literacy skills. The stories to be shared will reflect children’s everyday experiences so they can see that the things that are important to them are taken seriously, and this shows we value their experiences.

The festival will also highlight how 50 Things to Do Before You’re Five can be used, by parents and carers across Cambridgeshire, to create new stories based on everyday activities, help build memories and bring families together.

Families of children from birth to five are invited to join the Festival of Stories from Wednesday, 19 February 2025 to Wednesday, 26 February 2025.

As part of the Festival of Stories work Talking Together in Cambridgeshire (TTiC) is offering six open-access community groups across Cambridgeshire (not including Peterborough) the opportunity to host a funded professional storytelling session for children under five with their parents/carers. These sessions will be held between Wednesday, 19 February 2025 and Friday, 21 February 2025.

As hosts receiving the funded storyteller, TTiC expect community groups to ensure that the venue is suitable, the event advertised, and support is provided for other areas of the event, as required. Feedback forms will need to be collected from parents and staff and shared with TTiC upon completion of the event.

We will choose one community group from each of the following areas to host an event:

  • Cambridge City
  • Chatteris, Whittlesey, or March
  • East Cambridgeshire
  • Huntingdon
  • South Cambridgeshire
  • Wisbech.

Applications will be considered based on the information given in response to the questions in the online application form including the age of the children specified, the venue size and whether TTiC has a storyteller available on the date or at the time requested.

If you would like to host a funded storyteller as part of the Festival of Stories, the closing date for applications to be received is Monday, 2 December 2024. Applicants will be advised whether their application has been successful by Monday, 16 December 2024.

To apply for the opportunity to host a storyteller, please complete the online application form.

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